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How do I save a password protected file without a password?

New Here ,
Jan 16, 2014 Jan 16, 2014

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Someone sent me a password protected file and I want to save it on my computer without the password.

Thanks,

Scott

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Adobe Employee , Jan 16, 2014 Jan 16, 2014

Hi Scott,

It is not possible to save a password protected file without a password with Adobe Reader, you would require Adobe Acrobat to remove the password protection. Even with Adobe Acrobat you can only remove the security if you are aware about the password otherwise you need to contact the Author/creator of the PDF to remove the security.

Regards,

~Pranav

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LEGEND , May 19, 2014 May 19, 2014

1. Buy Adobe Acrobat.

2. Open in Adobe Acrobat.

3. Use File > Properties

4. Go to Security tab

5. Set Security method to None

6. Give password when prompted

7. SAVE the file.

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Community Beginner ,
Nov 30, 2017 Nov 30, 2017

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My humble apologies....was just trying to help and misread the posters response

The option is either Print to PDF or Microsoft Print to PDF

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Mar 22, 2022 Mar 22, 2022

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If on a Mac, open with Preview and print to PDF.

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New Here ,
Mar 11, 2024 Mar 11, 2024

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Go to File > Save As (give a new file name and save it)

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Community Expert ,
Mar 11, 2024 Mar 11, 2024

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That won't work.

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